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Williams handles approximately one third of the natural gas in the United States that is used every day to heat our homes, cook our food and generate our electricity. Williams works closely with customers to provide the necessary infrastructure to serve growing markets and safely deliver natural gas products to reliably fuel the clean energy economy. With interstate natural gas pipelines and gathering & processing operations throughout the country, we reliably deliver value to our employees, investors, customers and communities by running our business with authenticity and a safety-driven culture, leading our industry into the future.

Williams common stock (WMB) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Seth Blackwell, CPL

Seth Blackwell is a Certified Professional Landman with extensive knowledge and experience in all facets of land development. Mr. Blackwell is part of the Corporate Strategic Development team for the Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB), where he focuses on project origination within the New Energy Ventures business unit.

Prior to joining the Williams Companies, Mr. Blackwell held the position of Executive Vice President of Land & Business Development for Lilis Energy & Ruckus Energy, where he grew their core positions to over 40,000 contiguous acres, added over $500MM in asset value, and oversaw multiple M&A transactions.  Prior to that, he gained exposure to multiple oil and gas basins throughout the U.S. while working for Occidental Petroleum.

Mr. Blackwell holds a B.S. in Business Management from Fort Hays State University and a M.S. in Energy Business from The University of Tulsa. Email

 

Katie Estep, P.E.

Katie Estep is a Business Developer for Williams New Energy Ventures (NEV) organization.  She is focused on commercializing innovative technologies, markets, and business models specifically in the solar and battery space.  The NEV organization evaluates and implements projects to grow the clean energy business.

Prior to taking this role in 2022, Katie held several other positions at Williams to support the natural gas business including engineering, project management, and project development.  In addition, she worked on the utility scale solar team for NextEra Energy developing solar projects in the Midwest. Katie earned her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Louisiana State University and an MBA from the University of LaVerne.  She is a registered professional engineer in Louisiana and Texas. Email